What Will Happen if Climate Variability and Change Cause Glacier and Polar Ice Cap Melting?
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This demonstration will show how increased temperatures will hasten the melting of ice in the environment, contributing to a rise in sea level and subsequent flooding of coastal areas. Materials required include 2 aquariums, plastic wrap, a clamp light with a 60 watt bulb, modeling clay, ice, pebbles and rocks, and a ruler. Teacher background information, student worksheets and a scoring rubric are included. This is Activity 3 of the learning module, Too Many Blankets, part of the lesson series, The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change.
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Sea level rise,Early Elementary,Grade 1,NSDL,Earth and space science:Earth processes:Climate,Grade 3,NSDL_SetSpec_ncs-NSDL-COLLECTION-000-003-112-115,Grade 4,Upper Elementary,Earth system science,Vocational/Professional Development Education,Atmospheric science,Elementary School,Earth and space science:Earth processes:Earth's energy budget,oai:nsdl.org:2200/20140407123631488T,Grade 2,Earth Science,Geoscience,Coastal inundationLanguage:
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This demonstration will show how increased temperatures will hasten the melting of ice in the environment, contributing to a rise in sea level and subsequent flooding of coastal areas. Materials required include 2 aquariums, plastic wrap, a clamp light with a 60 watt bulb, modeling clay, ice, pebbles and rocks, and a ruler. Teacher background information, student worksheets and a scoring rubric are included. This is Activity 3 of the learning module, Too Many Blankets, part of the lesson series, The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change.
